The Rise of the Executive and Judicial Authority in the United States

The Congress during my lifetime just chose, willfully chose to become weaker and weaker. The phrase Imperial presidency did not exist until the 1970s. We lost over 50,000 American soldiers in war without a declaration of war. And they gave it up willingly because they, as weak politicians,. They looked at it and said, geez, that's really a tough decision. I would prefer not to participate in the tough decisions.